Integrated farming system and sustainable agriculture

A brief view on IFS and sustainable agriculture

1. Integrated Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture Speaker:- Shaheen Praveen Deptt . of SS&AC COA, IGKV, Raipur Declining Production Declining Bio-diversity Declining Resources quality

2. Hierarchy of Agricultural Systems

3. Integrated Farming System Integrated Farming System (IFS) is a reliable way of obtaining high productivity with substantial nutrient economy in combination with maximum compatibility and replenishment of organic matter by way of effective recycling of organic residues/wastes. In this system, an interrelated set of enterprises is used so that the “waste” from one component becomes an input for another part of the system, which reduces cost and improves production and/or income. IFS works as a system of systems (Chan, 2006). Integrated agricultural systems have multiple enterprises that interact in space and time, resulting in a synergistic resource transfer among enterprises.

4. Principles of IFS Cyclic Farming system is essential cyclic. Therefore management decisions related to one component may affect the others. 2. Rational Rational use of farm resources is major route to get over poverty. For resource poor farmers the correct management of crop residues, together with an optimal allocation of scarce resources, leads to sustainable production. 3. Ecological Sustainability Combining ecological sustainability and economic viability, integrated farming system maintains and improves agricultural productivity while also reducing negative environmental impacts.

5. Objectives of IFS Improve the standard of living of farmers Reduce the external input usage on farm (LEISA) Increasing the employment opportunities and maintaining throughout the year Regular cash flow throughout the year Enhancing the biodiversity Sustaining the productivity and soil health Increasing the total farm income as whole Waste Valuable product

6. Ways of Achieving Aims of IFS Efficient recycling of farm and animal waste Minimizing the nutrient losses Maximizing the nutrient use efficiency Complementary combination of farm enterprises Following efficient cropping system and crop rotation

7. Determinant Factors for IFS Adoption In an Area

8. Why We are Looking Ahead for IFS To mitigate the residual effects of Green Revolution. To reduce dependency on inorganic fertilizers/ off-farm inputs and to combate their residual adverse effects on resources (soils, ground-water, ambient air, bio-magnification in living organism). To efficiently utilize on-farm wastes as inputs. To reduce input-cost pressure on farmers. To enhance the B: C ratio. To bring sustainability in agriculture

9. Challenges to IFS

10. IFS Model for Irrigated Upland (1.0 acre)

11. Crop- Fishery-Livestock Integrated Farming System

12. Agri - Silvi -Fishery Integrated Farming System

13. Possible IFS

14. Advantages of IFS

15. IFS Vs. Organic Farming IFS Maintain and enhance the production Optimum utilization of available resources Able to produce food for meeting the requirement of growing population Environmentally safe, economically viable, Socially justified. Organic Farming Less production in comparison to IFS Fully dependent on organic sources Can not be fully dependent on it as it has less production rate Environmentally safe, optimally economically viable on long term duration but not popularly acceptable.

16. IFS Vs. Traditional Farming IFS Maintain the potentialities of available resources Similar or higher production rate with high profitability. 75 % Organic + 25 % inorganic resource integration Maintains the biodiversity No adverse residual effect of inputs utilized Environmentally sound and economically viable Traditional Farming Slow degradation of available resources Low profitability per unit input applied 100 % inorganic resource utilization Degradation of biodiversity Adverse residual effect of inorganic inputs Environmentally unsafe and economically not much sound.

17. Case Study (IFS Vs. Conventional Farming) 40 ha land 25 small and marginal farmers Belagera village, Yadgir local RSK, Karnataka, 2014. ( Jaishankar N, B. S. Janagoudar , Basavaraj Kalmath , Vasudev Palthe Naik , and Siddayya S. 2014. Integrated Farming for Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood Security to Rural Poor).

18. Sustainable Agriculture

19. Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable agriculture  is  farming  in  sustainable  ways (meeting society's food and textile needs in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs) based on an understanding of  ecosystem services , the study of relationships between organisms and their environment. It is a long-term methodological structure that incorporates profit, environmental stewardship, fairness, health, business and familial aspects on a farm setting. It is defined by 3 integral aspects which are: Economic profit, Environmental stewardship and Social responsibility .

20. Continued... Sustainability focuses on the business process and practice of a farm in general, rather than a specific agricultural product. The integrated economic, environmental, and social principles are incorporated into a “triple bottom line” (TBL); when the general impacts of the farm are assessed. Unlike a traditional approach where the profit-margin is the single major factor; Agriculture sustainability is also involved with the social and environmental factors

21. Basic Principles of Sustainable Agriculture The incorporation of biological and ecological processes into agricultural and food production practices. For example, these processes could include  nutrient cycling ,  soil regeneration , and  nitrogen fixation . Using decreased amounts of non-renewable and unsustainable inputs, particularly the ones that are environmentally harmful. Using the expertise of farmers to both productively work the land as well as to promote the self-reliance and self-sufficiency of farmers. Solving agricultural and natural resource problems through the cooperation and collaboration of people with different skills. The problems tackled include  pest management and  irrigation .

22. Environ-mentally Sound

23. Components of Sustainable Agriculture

24. Integrated Water Management

25. Goals of Sustainable Agriculture

26. IFS – An Ecofriendly Approach to Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable development in agriculture must include integrated farming system (IFS):- With efficient soil, water crop and pest management practices, which are environmentally friendly and cost effective. In IFS, the waste of one enterprise becomes the input of another for making better use of resources. In integrated crop livestock farming system, crop residues can be used for animal feed, while manure from livestock can enhance agricultural productivity. IFS also play an important role in improving the soil health by increasing the nitrogen, phosphorous, organic carbon and microbial count of soil and thus, reduces the use of chemical fertilizers. Moreover, IFS components are known to control the weed and regarded as an important element of integrated pest management and thus minimizes the use of weed killers as well as pesticides and thus protects the environment. The water use efficiency and water quality of IFS was better than conventional system.

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